intransitive. With for (in Old English also †fore). To speak or make a statement or commitment on behalf of; to undertake responsibility on behalf of.
| 单词 | θ187940 |
| 释义 | society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > baptize [verb (transitive)] > sponsor (4) answereOE intransitive. With for (in Old English also †fore). To speak or make a statement or commitment on behalf of; to undertake responsibility on behalf of. heavec1175 spec. To lift (a child) from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); to stand sponsor to; hence transferred to baptize, christen. Obs… to fang toc1420 to fang to: to be sponsor for. dial. gossipa1616 transitive. To be a gossip or sponsor to; to give a name to. Obsolete. |
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